Lucas Mendes
Mendes with Olympique de Marseille in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lucas Michel Mendes
Date of birth (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Wakrah
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2008 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Coritiba 139 (2)
2012–2014 Marseille 48 (2)
2014–2017 El Jaish 63 (5)
2017–2019 Al-Duhail 29 (0)
2019–2020 Al-Gharafa 7 (1)
2020– Al-Wakrah 84 (2)
International career
2023– Qatar 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024

Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back but can also play as left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Club career

On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish.[2]

International career

On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national football team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having been living in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Honours

Coritiba

Al-Duhail

Qatar

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Mendes". Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Lucas Mendes (Marseille) s'engage avec El Jaish, la défense de l'OM déplumée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ Janeiro, Por Mariana Kneipp Rio de (30 December 2010). "RETROSPECTIVA 2010: Coritiba vai do inferno ao céu para voltar à Série A". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Team of the Tournament". Instagram.com. AFC Asian Cup. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.